Bartow Man Becomes Dora Police Chief
Mount Dora Mayor Tom Champion announced Charles T. Clark of Bartow as the citys new chief of police effective July 1. Clark, 46, has a long police career including Miami, Dade County, Bartow and service in the U S Air Force.
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Mount Dora
Tom Champion
Charles T. Clark
Bartow
Clark
Miami Police Department
Dade County Public Safety Department
Jacksonville
Warwick
University of Miami
Miami-Dade Junior College
Miami Police Academy
University of Louisville
Kentucky
Metropolitan Police Institute
Dade County
U.S. Air Force
Champion
Mount Dora July Jubilee Plans for Independence Celebration
Mount Dora gears up for its July Fourth Independence Jubilee the bicentennial year with a 7 a.m. pancake breakfast and a 9 p.m. flag burning ceremony. A People’s Parade led by grand marshal James W. Simpson features 24 plus entries including Spirit of 76 and Paul Revere entourages, with skydiving, square dancing, and multiple musical performances at Gilbert Park. The day includes the Paragator Sky Diving Team shows at 11:30 a.m. 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. and a 3 p.m. formal program honoring parade winners. The Little Miss Firecracker and Mr Yankee Doodle contest for ages 2 to 5 seeks boy participants. entry deadline is July 1 at The Children's Shop Mount Dora.
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Mount Dora
Orlando
Zellwood Station Steel Band
Lamplighters
IceHouse Players
James W. Simpson
Donnelly St
Twelfth Ave
Donnelly and
Charles Ave
Gilbert Park
Spirit of'76
Andy Schwalb
Danny McMannus
Skip Noyes
Paul Revere
Brad Sucher
Bahia Shrine
Orlando Pipes
American Legion Post 35
Lake County
American Legion Color Guard
Walter Peterson
Tom Champion
Fifth Ave
Gilbert Park’s transformation from jungle to community landmark
In 1939 Mount Dora, led by Mrs. Mabel Cleary, cleared Gilbert Park of overgrowth to settle delinquent electric bills by assigning labor to nonpayers. The effort, supported by Mayor M. V. Simpson and Councilwoman Elizabeth Evans, transformed the site into a preserved park with a new concrete pavilion.
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Mabel Cleary
Earl Gilbert
Mount Dora
Mr. Gilbert
M. V. Simpson
L. Story
Liberty
Tremain
Central
Florida
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New Dora
Lake Dora
Lakes and Slills Garden Club
Tremain Street
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